EDUCATION

1976    B.A. with honor, St. Xavier College, Chicago, IL,   Psychology & Speech Pathology
1977    M.A. Western Michigan University,  Kalamazoo, MI,   Speech Pathology
1988    A.M. Harvard University,  Cambridge, MA,  Psychology
1991    Ph.D. Harvard University,  Cambridge, MA,  Psychology

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2005-        Director, Honors Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell

2004-        Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell

1997-03    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell

1995-97    Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA

1994-96    Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Clinical Research-Training Program, Harvard Medical School,

1992-94    Instructor, Department of Psychology, Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA

1991-93    Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge

1982-84    Speech-Language Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

1981-82    Communication Specialist, Student Counseling Service; Instructor, Dept. Special Education, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago

1979-81    Speech Language Pathologist, LaGrange Area Dept. of Special Education, LaGrange, IL

1977-79    Clinical Coordinator, Dept. of Communication Disorders, College of St. Teresa, Winona, MN

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

2001         Teaching Excellence Award, Dept. Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell

1993-95    NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship (NRSA 5 T32 MH16259-14)  

1991-93    John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Postdoctoral  Fellowship

1989-90    American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, Predoctoral Fellowship

1976-77    Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Office of Rehabilitation Services Traineeship

1976         St. Xavier College Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement

RESEARCH

Selected Publications

Arcus, D. (2005)  Speaking out on Psychological Disorders of Childhood: An interview-based introduction. Prentice-Hall. [Videorecording & Instructors Manual]

Arcus, D. & Milewski, T.M  (2003).  Promoting healthy development in children of adoptive families.  In T. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion

Arcus, D. (2002).  School Shooting Fatalities and School Corporal Punishment. Aggressive Behavior, 28, p. 173-183.

Woodward S., Lenzenweger M., Kagan J., Snidman N.,  & Arcus D. (2001) Taxonic structure of infant reactivity: Evidence from a taxometric perspective. Psychological Science, 11, 296-301.

Arcus, D.  (2001) Inhibited and Uninhibited Children:  Biology in the social context.  In T. Wachs & D. Kohnstamm (Eds.)  Temperament in Context.  Hillsdale, NJ:  Earlbaum. 

Kagan, J., Snidman, N., & Arcus, D. (1998). Childhood derivatives of reactivity in infancy.  Child Development. 69, p. 1483-1493.

Arcus, D. (1998). Research and Teaching: Another Perspective.  The Teaching Professor, 12 (7), August/September, p. 6.

Stern, H., Arcus, D., Kagan, J., Rubin, D., & Snidman, N. (1995).  Using mixture models in temperament research.  International Journal of Behavioral Development, 18, p. 407-423. 

Arcus, D. & Kagan, J. (1995).  Temperament and craniofacial variation in the first two years.  Child Development, 66,  1529-1540.

      Kagan, J., Arcus, D., Snidman, N., Wang, Y.F., Hendler, J., & Greene, S.  (1994). Ease of arousal in infants: A cross-national comparison. Developmental  Psychology, 30, p. 342-345. 

Selected Conference Presentations (Refereed unless indicated otherwise)     

Arcus, D. (2005).  Reconceptualizing Collateral Damage:  A Family Systems Perspective on Siblings of Sexually Abused Children.  Paper presented at the 9^th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Stockholm, Sweden

Akiba, D. & Arcus, D. (2003). Schools and Diversity: Complicated Children in Complex Contexts. Co-organized and co-chaired symposium at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL. 

Arcus, D., Deschenes, J., & Zacharias, C. (2003).  Fitting Complex Children Into Simple Categories: Immigrant Students With Special Needs. Research paper presented in above symposium.

Arcus, D., Milewski, T., Brown, K., & Merrill, J.  (2002). Children in Foster Care and the Eye of the Beholder. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago

Arcus, D.  (2002).  Parents’ styles, children's temperaments and paths from reactivity to inhibition to shyness.   Paper presented as part of an invited symposium organized & chaired by A. Eliasz, C. Super, & S. Harkness, Temperament and context in the development of personality, at the 11^th European Conference on Personality, European Association of Personality Psychology, Jena, Germany

Arcus, D. (2002).  Newcomers in a Land of High Stakes, Standardized Tests.  Invited paper at a joint conference of American Association of University Women and LowellOne Coalition, Lowell, MA

Arcus, D. & Hildreth, K. (2001).  Inhibited Children to Shy Adults:  Do Parents Matter?  Paper presented as part of symposium at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN

Weinberg, N. & Arcus, D.  (2000) Give and Take:  Encouraging reciprocity in psychological research.  Discussion session, Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Lewiston, ME.

Arcus, D. & Ryan, J. (1999). Child Abuse Correlates of School Corporal Punishment.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM

      Arcus, D. (1998). When is maternal SES not really maternal SES? Poster presented at the biennial International Conference for Infant Studies, Atlanta, GA

Selected Professional Activities

2005-      Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Advisory Committee, Massachusetts Department of Education (Continuation: State Improvement Grant Advisory Committee, MA DOE, 1999-2004)

1999-05  Special Education Advisory Council, Massachusetts Department of Education; Chair, 2003-2005; Assistant Chair, 2002-2003

2004        Separate is Still Not Equal:  Students with disabilities continue the struggle.  Organized, chaired & presented Community Workshop, University of Massachusetts Lowell

1999-04  MUMMY:  Matching UMass Mentors to Youth.  Developed, piloted, and directed mentoring program in collaboration with Massachusetts Department of Social Services.

1997-05  Associate Faculty Member, Center for Adoption Research and Policy, Univ. Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA  

Memberships

         American Association of University Women; American Psychological Association; Society for Research in Child Development; Stand for Children          

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Last updated 7/10/2005